Spring-heel for boots or shoes



No. 572,103. Patented Deo. l, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

.IOIIN BRESHAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SPRING-HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,103, dated December 1, 1896.

Application tiled March 9, 1896. Serial No. 582,350. (No model.)

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Be itknown that I, JOHN BRESMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring- Heels for Boots por Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The present invention relates to a certain new and useful spring heel for boots or shoes, which consists in the arrangement of parts and details of construction, as will be hereinafter fully pointed out in the drawings and described and pointed out in the specification.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved and novel construction of a heel for boots or shoes, whereby the heel is permitted to give or yield to the Weight of the wearer of the boot or shoe in order that jarring may be overcome as the foot is placed upon the ground, and bymeans of which the boot or the shoe may be ventilated at the pleasure of the wearer thereof, so as to prevent undue perspiration of the foot incased within the boot or the shoe.

In order fully to understand my invention, reference must be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming a part of this application, wherein-- Figure 1 is a sectional view in elevation of a shoe with the spring-heel secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the heel; and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the heel, partly broken away.

The numeral 1 indicates an ordinary shoe. The numeral 2 indicates the sole thereof, and the numeral 3 indicates the top layer of the heel, which is secured to the sole. To this top layer 3 (which is composed of leather) is secured the metal plate 4, the upper edge of the band 5 of the plate 4 embracing the edge of the top layer 3 and being secured thereto by pins 6. The plate'4 has connected thereto by a series of springs 7 the lower U-shaped metal plate S, the upper end of the springs 7 being soldered or otherwise fastened to the plate 4 and the lower end to the U-shaped plate 8. Between these plates is interposed the rubber cushion 9, which is embraced at its upper end by the lower projecting portion which fit the springs 7. By tting the springs 7 within the vertical openings a2 of the rubber cushion they are hidden from view and protected from dirt.

By providing or interposing the rubber cushion between the plates 4 8 considerable strain or weight of the wearer is removed from the springs 7 andI am enabled to make use of much lighter springs than otherwise would have to be employed.

To the under face of the U-shaped plate 8 is secured the leather heel-tap plate. The outer edge of the tap 12 is embraced by the lower-projecting end of the band 10, and it is held in place by the pins b, passing through the band into the edge of the tap, and by the pins b', passing through the ears b2 ofthe plate 8 into the edge of the tap.

Through the sole of the shoe and top layer 3 of the heel is formed the air-openin g A, with which registers the opening A', cut through the metal plate 4,-when the said plate is in position. The opening of this plate is closed by the valve B, fastened to the inner or free end of the spring-arm B', secured to the under face of the plate 4. This valve is forced downward, so as to open or uncover the air-opening, by the movement of the oscillating valverod B2, which rod is secured to the upper face of the plate 4by the bearing-plate d, the outer end of the said rod projecting beyond the plate 4 and being bent at a right angle, so as to form a handle CZ', by means of which the valve-rod maybe oscillated. That portionof the valve-rod crossing the air-opening A of the plate 4 is bent so as to form a crank-arm d2, or has a lug secured thereto, so as toengage with and press downward upon the valve B, invorder to open the same as the valve-rod is oscillated by the downward inovementof the handle d', Fig. 1. As the handle d' is thrown upward the crank-arm or lug cl2 moves away from the valve B and the valve is thrown IOO upward to close the air-opening` by the spring of the arm It will thus be noticed that the opening or olosingof thevventilator meehanisrn is under the control of the wearer of the boot or shoe at all times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure proteotion in by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a spring-heel forboots and shoes, the Combination with the upper metallic plate, of a ventilator connected therewith, a lower U- shaped metallic plate, a series of springs forining,` connection between the upper and the lower plates, and a rubber cushion interposed between the plates, said oushion conforming to the shape of the lower plate and having,` a

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series of openings therein within which the springs t. Y

2. The combination with a boot or shoe, of a spring-heel secured thereto, an air-passage 2o leading from the spring-heel within the boot or shoe, a valve covering said air-passage and an oscillatory Valve-rod for controlling the Valve.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, 25 in presence of two witnesses, this 28th day of February, 1806.

JOHN BRESMAN.

IVitnesses:

N. A. ACKER, LEE D. CRAIG. 

